Abstract
AbstractA method for speciation of monomethyltin (MMT), dimethyltin (DMT) and trimethyltin (TMT) in sediments based on the coupling between a pervaporation module, a preconcentration system and a gas chromatograph coupled with a pulsed flame photometric detector is reported. All the species are derivatized using sodium tetraethylborate as an appropriate reagent in order to produce volatile compounds. The experimental approach consists of a high‐pressure injection valve. In one of the valve positions, the volatile tin species are driven to an appropriate minicolumn as a sorptive trap placed at the valve loop to preconcentrate the analytes. After a fixed time, the current valve position is changed for the injection mode and desorption of the preconcentrated analytes are obtained by heating in a furnace. Estimated detection limits (of tin) for MMT, DMT and TMT using 500 mg of sample are in all cases lower than 21 ng g−1. Excellent recoveries (between 90 and 98%) for tin species were obtained by this extremely simple and easily automated setup. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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